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Panelists speak during “Climate Action for Our Future: Mobilizing Student Power” on Wednesday evening. The Environmental Student Organization and Divest BU hosted the event to discuss climate change in Boston. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panelists urge students to take action against climate change

Haley Lerner April 18, 2018
Boston University’s Environmental Student Organization hosted a panel with DivestBU to facilitate discussion about local climate change mitigation in Boston and the influence of students on Wednesday evening.
Residents engage in the Climate Legacy Time Capsule Project on Saturday in front of the State House. PHOTO BY ISABEL CONTRERAS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents bury time capsule in honor of climate action

Isabel Contreras November 21, 2017

Following the United Nations’ first climate change conference since the United States announced its slow withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, Bay Staters gathered before the State House Saturday...

Boston University students and graduates often struggle to afford housing in Greater Boston due to rising rent costs. PHOTO BY KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU graduates face inhospitable housing market in Boston

Carina Imbornone October 18, 2017

Young professionals who spent four years of their lives in America's college town may find it increasingly hard to live in Boston post-graduation. Rising rent costs throughout the city of Boston, when...

President Brown speaks at the Senior Class Breakfast, marking the start of the 2017 commencement season. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bonnie Hammer announced as 2017 commencement speaker

Hannah Harn May 4, 2017

Bonnie Hammer, NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment Group chair and 1971 alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, will be this year’s commencement speaker, BU President Robert Brown...

The Boston University Student Government Senate holds a meeting Monday night in the Photonics Center. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG Senate passes two budget proposals

Caroline Hitesman April 11, 2017

By Noor Adatia and Caroline Hitesman The Boston University Student Government Senate approved a budget proposal Monday night allocating $3,000 to the Commonwealth Consulting Group, a resource for...

Protesters gather at Marsh Plaza Wednesday afternoon to fight recent domestic and foreign actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student activists, faculty union hold rally, march to President Brown’s office

Noor Adatia March 2, 2017

Approximately 100 Boston University students and faculty gathered in front of Marsh Chapel Wednesday afternoon, protesting the corporatization of higher education. The rally, co-hosted by several...

Divest BU hosts Campus Climate Walkout and Divestment Forum on Monday afternoon at the George Sherman Union. PHOTO BY CARRIE SHEEHAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU participates in national day of action to #ResistRejectDenial

Amanda Kaufman January 24, 2017

Approximately 50 students walked out of their classes and joined a rally outside of the George Sherman Union Monday afternoon to protest President Trump’s stance on climate change and urge university...

Group members listen as Hanaan Yazdi (CAS ’18) discusses the challenges of organizing events at BU, during the first BU Coaltion of Student Activists meeting Friday evening. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student activists exchange advice, frustration

Naba Khan October 2, 2016

Sitting in a circle of chairs, two dozen Boston University student leaders and activists gathered in the Community Service Center Friday evening to discuss the importance of student activism. College...

Fossil fuel divestment at Boston University: a timeline

Maddie Domenichella September 16, 2016

As the Boston University Board of Trustees meets this week, members of Divest BU expect the university to make a decision on the long-debated issue of fossil fuel divestment on campus. Divest BU, a...

As part of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing email blast, members of DivestBU posted an email template to Facebook and invited individuals to email Richard Reidy, chair of the ACSRI committee, in support of efforts for BU to divest from fossil fuel. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU invites students to “email blast” divestment demands

Sekar Krisnauli April 8, 2016

Divest BU, a Boston University organization comprised of students and faculty members advocating for fossil fuel divestment, invited students to speak up for divestment by sending a uniformed email...

Boston reached minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday morning — the coldest temperature since January 1957, according to the National Weather Service. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Polar vortex brings big chill to Boston despite warm winter

Emily Langan February 18, 2016

Last weekend brought the folks of New England more than red roses and boxes of chocolates. Record-breaking temperatures and a dangerous wind chill forced many to remain indoors for the majority of...

Know Tomorrow music festival rallies for solutions to climate change

Know Tomorrow music festival rallies for solutions to climate change

Kylie Obermeier October 6, 2015

­­­­­Speakers at the Know Tomorrow Music and Climate Festival repeated an essential phrase over and over — “the science is clear.” Festivalgoers gathered at The Ritz-Carlton on the Boston...

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